Crime up in Camden since massive layoffs

New Jersey's most crime-ridden city has become even worse since nearly half the police force was laid off

Associated Press

CAMDEN, N.J. — New Jersey's most crime-ridden city has been even worse since nearly half the police force was laid off in January.

A Camden County Prosecutor's Office report obtained by The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill and the Philadelphia Inquirer shows there have been 79 aggravated assaults with a firearm this year in Camden, up from 22 during the same period in 2010. Shootings nearly doubled, increasing from 16 to 30.